A 22
year-old suspect arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of
the Lagos State Police Command has said he duped over 33 men while pretending
to be a lady on Instagram.
Israel Falope, a Year
One part time student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, was
arrested when officials of the RRS decoy team, who had been monitoring him for
some weeks, trailed him to a popular club in Ikeja City Mall on Thursday evening
before arresting him.
The officers monitored
him and those that he was interacting with at the club before arresting him and
a colleague late in the night, the police said in a statement on Sunday.
It was gathered that
the suspect recently celebrated his birthday at Hard & Rock, Lekki, Lagos,
before his arrest, where he lavished over N500,000 on foods and drinks.
The suspect, who
confessed committing the crime, said he has been in the business for more than
two years.
The Police revealed
that Mr. Falope’s activities on Instagram were placed under investigations when
it received a complaint about an Instagram handle @blackberbiedoll, used for
criminal activities, which was later traced to him.
The
police said items recovered from the suspect included, an iphone 6, 1 Samsung
Galaxy A5, an Apple tablet, hand and neck chains, some money and a handbag.
Confirming the
development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, warned
Nigerians to be careful on the internet because scammers are on the prowl
worldwide.
The suspect has been
transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, for further
investigations.
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